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Coalition Major General Jones: The force that looks the most likely capable of conducting the liberation of Raqqa remains the SDF. We're confident that they'll be able to retake Raqqa (from IS) when the time comes, of course, with US-led coalition support.

Violent clashes between Euphrates Shield forces and the YPG/SDF are being reported near Hazwan as Euphrates Shield forces are repelling an infiltration attempt by the SDF/YPG, Aleppo Governorate, Syria.

Talal al-Khalaf, a commander of the FSA Tribes Division, and who had recently participated in the Astana negotiations, has been reportedly assassinated with an IED at the Jaddel al-Shiyyah road in Daraa, Syria.

An activist inside Aleppo City is reporting that mainly in eastern Aleppo and around the old City in Aleppo pro-Syrian government 'Shabiha' are not only going around bullying people and looting, what is happening in Aleppo City is so bad that "even bad people are running away". This activist says that tomorrow afternoon more information will be released/exposed about what is happening in Aleppo City as things today that are 'worse than stealing and bullying' is occurring, things this activist says, "we can't stay silent on (anymore)", Aleppo, Syria.

[email protected]: A rebel in the Manshiya front in Daraa City has told me that Jordan and the MOC room in Amman had told FSA Southern Front rebels in Daraa City to halt their al-Bonyan al-Marsous offensive in Daraa City but they had ignored orders. Local Daraa activists had also said that the MOC room has threatened to cut the salaries of any Free Syrian Army Southern Front fighters who are participating in the battle, Syria.